Improved lathiig-maohihe



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TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS HILL, of New Centreville, in thc county of St. Croix, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and improved Device for Facilitating the Nailing of Laths to Joists or Iallsg and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The invention relates to a new and useful device for facilitating the nailing of laths to joists or walls, and it consists ina novel construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby a number of laths maybe adjusted together and held in proper position, so that they may all be applied to the joists or walls at the same time, and nailed thereto.- In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line x a2, iig. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same.-

Figure 3, a side sectional view of the same, taken in the line y y, g. 2.

Figure 4, a section of a portion of the same, taken in the line z z, fig. 2.

Figure 5, a portionof an enlarged section of the invention, taken in the same line y y as iig. 3.

Figure 6, a section of a portion of the invention, taken in the line w x', fig. 3. m

Figure 7, a section of iig. 5, taken in the line y y. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents an upright stand, composed of two uprghts a a, connected at their upper ends by a horizontal cross-piece, b. The bottoms of the uprights a a have spurs c c in them, to catch into the iioor and prevent the stand A from casually moving.

B represents a rectangular frame, the legs cl of which are provided with casters e, at their lower ends, to admit of said frame being shifted or moved laterally, the cross-barsf of said frame passing loosely through the stand A. On the upper surface of the cross-piece b, of the stand A, there is secured, longitudinally, a cleat, c, of T-forrn in its transverse section, as shown clearly in iig. 4, and on the top of the frame B there is fitted a horizontal sliding frame, C, having on each side of its rear part a rack, D, into which pinions E E and avshaft F gear, said shaft having a lever-frame, GX, attached, by actuating which the frame C may be moved'forward and backward, in the direction indicated by the arrows 1 and 2 in iig. 2, (sec fig. 2.)

Gr G Gr represent three bars, provided, each, at one end with a metal socket, H. The bottom ,of each socket H has a box, I, attached, and the boxes of all the sockets are fitted on a bar, J, each box having a spring, g, within it to press'upon the bar, or upon a plate, h, which rests thereon, (see more particularly fig. 7.) The bars Gr, therefore, it will be seen, are all attached to the bar J, and each bar G has a longitudinal groove, z', made in it, ertending its whole length, with a rod, j, fitted longitudinally in each groove, and passing at one end through the sockets H, and at the opposite ends through plates 7c, secured to the opposite ends 'of thebars, y'said rods]l holding the sockets firmly on the ends of the bars. On these rodsj there are fitted, loosely, slides l, between `which spiral springs m are placed, said springs being also fitted loosely on the rods j, (see fig. In each bar G there is placed a metal slide,.u, to which two rods o o are attached, said rods extending through the sockets H, and connected at their outer ends by a bar, p, the outer surfaces of which are bevelled, as shown clearly in fig. 5. The upper rod o, of each bar G, has a notch, r, made it it to catch over the upper edge of the hole in the end of the socket II, the 'upper ends being pressed down to cause the notches to thus catch, in consequence e of the bevelled edge s of the bar t of frame C being pressed against theiouter bevelled edges of the bars p, as said frame is forced forward by actuating the lever-frame GX, and by this movement of the frame C the laths are clamped between the slides Z, and retained or held between thorn in consequence of the upper rods o catch'- ing in the outer ends o f the sockets II', as described.

In adjusting the luth between the slides Z, the cleat c on cross-piece?) of stand A serves as a. guide for one end of the lat-h to bear against, and the opposite ends of the lath may be sawcd olf, if necessary, in order to obtain a proper length. The springs m serve to compensate for varying thickness of laths. When the laths are thus secured to the bars'G, the lever-frame GX is raised 0r thrown up, and the bars Gr with laths attached, taken olf from frame P. and nlaced against the joists or the wall or flooring-timbers of the ceiling, the bar J having I all arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

clamps I attached to grasp 'the joists or timbers, and hold the bars G and laths thereto while the latter are being nailed. These clamps may be constructed similar to tongs, as shown clearly in Iig. 6. After the laths are nailed to the joists or flooring-timbers, the bar J of the bars G are pressed towards the latter, and plates t, which are attached to the plates z, are by this means made to press against the notched rods o, and disengage the same from the sockets H, and thereby liberate the bars from the laths. The clamps IX being then disengaged from thejoists or Hooriug-timbers, the bars G are reinoyed therefrom, and applied to frame B, to be again lled or supplied with laths.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenti 1. The-stand A, in combination with the sliding or adjustable frame B, when used in connection with barsl G, in which laths arc clamped or secured, and all arranged vin the manner substantially as andy for the purpose set forth. l

2. The sliding or adjustable frame C, connected with the lever-frame Gr by the racks and pinions D E, when said parts are used in connection with the fram-e B, and the bars, G, provided with the slides Z, and arranged to operate in the manner substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The slides Zand springs m, placed on the rods j, Within the bars G, and arranged t0 operate in connection with the frame C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.`

'4. The rods o o, arranged with the notch 7*,.frame G, springs g, and the plates L and t, to operate in connection with the slides l of bars G, substantially in the manner as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The clamps I, applied to the bar J, n combination witlrthe bars G and the slides Z, which hold the latlis,

THOMAS HILL.

Witnesses:

ABNEn Mensa, Roar. F. MILLER. 

